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doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out there, aren't they? >> they have been become familiar faces the last few months and the owe-by-four corridor from tampa -- i-4 corridor from tampa to miami beach, that is critical. miami-dade to the north, tallahassee, republican, that is why the focus is in our area. >> before the poems open at 7:00 -- the polls open at 7:00 this morning, the presidential battle was only half hover with early voting, right? >> reporter: you're right. 4.5million people cast votes early. that is either absentee ballots or early voting. early voting here in this state ran from saturday, 7:00 in the morning until 7:00 p.m. on, just the most recent weekend and that was the one- week period where you could early vote and a lot of people did. >> a record turnout is expected, more than in 2008, 75% of registered voters and i read a quote from your secretary of state and he thought this would be incredible. >>
doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out there, aren't they? >> they have been become familiar faces the last few months and the owe-by-four corridor from tampa -- i-4 corridor from tampa to miami beach, that is critical. miami-dade to the north, tallahassee, republican, that is why the focus is in our area. >> before the poems open at 7:00 -- the polls open at...
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again, i mean, for us, don't want to be misunderstood here, for us, this is a nor'easter light. it stayed far enough offshore that we're getting little if any impact and probably all we're getting is a bit of a gusty breeze at times today. clouds and an occasionally snowflake or a -- snowflake or raindrop to the north- northwest. let me show you the radar. we're not finding a lot here. a few showers farther to the south. again, it's very, very light and back to the east of us. mainly northeast and east. it's where we stand a chance that, a greater chance that you might get a sprinkle or later on this evening before this mews out and some something could turn into a snowflake and we'll show you all of the snow and this, again s pretty much what the forecast models have been predicting. the snow from philly on up the i-95 corridor. jersey shore and into new york as well and they can pick up two to four inches of snow. wind gusts are not bad and that is not anything to worry about here. 45 degrees, 39 for gaithersburg. you factor in a little bit of a breeze and temperatures in some
again, i mean, for us, don't want to be misunderstood here, for us, this is a nor'easter light. it stayed far enough offshore that we're getting little if any impact and probably all we're getting is a bit of a gusty breeze at times today. clouds and an occasionally snowflake or a -- snowflake or raindrop to the north- northwest. let me show you the radar. we're not finding a lot here. a few showers farther to the south. again, it's very, very light and back to the east of us. mainly northeast...
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the sunshine and lighter winds helped us out a bit and listen, i think you should get used to this. it's 45 now and he was cheating a bit. culpeper, 37. we have the high, mid-level clouds and we'll have clouds this evening. the temperatures dropping out there and, again, it does look like it's going to be a chilly trend. a little warmer as we get into friday and saturday, still below normal. the high pressure is feeding in the colder air from up north and that is looking like tomorrow and more cloud cover. 49 degrees and pretty much where we were today. 53. a little warmer on friday. so, won't that be nice. with a little bit of high to mid-level cloudiness coming on through and that will be what we have overnight tonight. i think tomorrow as well and there is going to be some sunshine tomorrow. don't get me wrong. it will be significantly more cloud cover tomorrow than what we had today. as you look back to the southwest, all of this is kind of feeding up in our direction, so at least one day out of the next couple of days, we'll end up with clouds and sun. looks better as we get in
the sunshine and lighter winds helped us out a bit and listen, i think you should get used to this. it's 45 now and he was cheating a bit. culpeper, 37. we have the high, mid-level clouds and we'll have clouds this evening. the temperatures dropping out there and, again, it does look like it's going to be a chilly trend. a little warmer as we get into friday and saturday, still below normal. the high pressure is feeding in the colder air from up north and that is looking like tomorrow and more...
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the 81-year-old uses canes with highly reflective tape when she walks
the 81-year-old uses canes with highly reflective tape when she walks
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so if you are going to give us a license, you better let us work. >> reporter: the mayor's office says it's not target food trucks, not trying to put anybody out of business. said the trucks are good for the city now bringing in new tax revenue. but the sidewalks officials say need to be clear for people to move. especially the disabled. >> they stand here. we serve very fast. >> reporter: current regulations were designed for restaurants with outdoor seating, requiring at least 10 feet of unobstructed sidewalk. that's clearly not happening here. the mayor's office says their decision-making on this is still in the comment phase. they're open to suggestions through next tuesday. the d.c. city council will have the final say in the form of new food truck regulations. shawn. >> all right. bob, thank you. >>> a former congressman does not think the district will have a problem gaining more budget autonomy. during a hearing today tom davis of virginia testified saying there is broad support in congress to give the district more control over its funds. as it stands right now d.c. has to get
so if you are going to give us a license, you better let us work. >> reporter: the mayor's office says it's not target food trucks, not trying to put anybody out of business. said the trucks are good for the city now bringing in new tax revenue. but the sidewalks officials say need to be clear for people to move. especially the disabled. >> they stand here. we serve very fast. >> reporter: current regulations were designed for restaurants with outdoor seating, requiring at...
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he joining us live from staten island. homeland security secretary janet napolitano on the ground there late today touring the devastation, we understand. >> reporter: she was, will. she held a news briefing here a while ago. after her remarks, they opened it up for questions, and i asked her immediately, madame secretary, of all the damage you have seen from hurricane sandy, what is the worse and where does staten island rank in she said staten island ranks among the worse at the. to let me show what you is going here and this is the relief center. they set up a relief center for within gone who needs to come and make anything to make their lives bet or staten island. there is bottled water, hot foods, drinks, dry goods, cereal. many things in your pantry, toilet paper, diapers, clothing, meals ready to eat, coats, shoes, baby clothes. seeing people here coming through, trying on coats and shoes. any. when you go through staten island, you will see that there is a lot of belongings that have been taken out of homes. it's
he joining us live from staten island. homeland security secretary janet napolitano on the ground there late today touring the devastation, we understand. >> reporter: she was, will. she held a news briefing here a while ago. after her remarks, they opened it up for questions, and i asked her immediately, madame secretary, of all the damage you have seen from hurricane sandy, what is the worse and where does staten island rank in she said staten island ranks among the worse at the. to let...
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a maryland woman told us she voted. it didn't go quite as planned. beth parker explains. >> reporter: it's the first time for early voting. obviously, it's going over well here in prince georges county. look at the huge line that snakes around here. one woman we talked to said she didn't mind wale wait negligent the line but minded what happened next. >> i am upset. >> reporter: she's in her 60s and had never missed a chance to vote in a presidential election. she doesn't want her face shown on tv but she waitd two hours in a long line wednesday here at the upper marlboro community center. >> who did you vote for? >> obama. >> reporter: and whose name popped up as the one checked? >> mitt romney. >> reporter: she said she is certain she did not make a mistake. she saw what happened when she double checked the ballot. >> i went back and my x were under mitt romney. >> reporter: she's a lifelong democrat. >> i was very disgusted. i was like upset. like what is going on here. >> reporter: she said she did point it out to an election worker who was helpf
a maryland woman told us she voted. it didn't go quite as planned. beth parker explains. >> reporter: it's the first time for early voting. obviously, it's going over well here in prince georges county. look at the huge line that snakes around here. one woman we talked to said she didn't mind wale wait negligent the line but minded what happened next. >> i am upset. >> reporter: she's in her 60s and had never missed a chance to vote in a presidential election. she doesn't want...
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he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to... protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. and so, i think we ought to keep on the track that we are on. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> in tonight's health alert, american men and women have a significant risk of developing cardiovascular disease in a lifetime, regardless of whether they have a good heart health -- health history. researchers looked at factors like blood pressure. high cholesterol levels, diabetes and smoking, and calc
he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president...